First siege of Missolonghi

First Siege of Missolonghi
Part of the Greek War of Independence

Alexandros Mavrokordatos defends Missolonghi
by Peter von Hess
Date25 October – 31 December 1822
Location
Result Greek victory
Belligerents

Greece First Hellenic Republic

Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Greece Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Greece Athanasios Razi-Kotsikas
Markos Botsaris
Omer Vrioni
Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Yusuf Pasha
Strength
2,000
14 guns[1]
11,000
Casualties and losses
4 more than 500

The First Siege of Missolonghi [2] (Greek: Πρώτη πολιορκία του Μεσολογγίου) was an attempt by Ottoman forces to capture the strategically located port town of Missolonghi during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.

  1. ^ Paparigopoulos, K, History of the Greek Nation (Greek edition), vol. 6, p. 75
  2. ^ [Α.Π.Βακαλόπουλος,Επίλεκτες Βασικές Ιστορικές Πηγές της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης,εκδ.Βάνιας Θεσσαλονίκη 1990, σελ.443]